South Australia to explore social media ban for children

STORY: South Australia to explore social media ban for children SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in South Australia 2. various of young people using mobile devices STORYLINE: Children under the age of 14 in South Australia would be banned from using social media under a proposal put forward by the state's premier Peter Malinauskas. Malinauskas on Sunday announced that his state government has appointed Robert French, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, to examine the legal practicalities of implementing Australia's first social media age ban. Under the state government's proposal, any South Australian under the age of 14 would be banned from using any social media and those aged 14 and 15 would require parental consent to access an account. Malinauskas said on Sunday that there is mounting evidence that social media is detrimental to children's mental health a

Fashionable face masks in South Africa gain popularity

STORY: Fashionable face masks in South Africa gain popularity DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of the face masksSOUNDBITE (English): ANDREW KING, Johannesburg-based entrepreneur STORYLINE: Wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic is common. Johannesburg-based entrepreneur Andrew King has created an alternative mask that is fashionable while providing wear with a certain level of protection. SOUNDBITE (English): ANDREW KING, Johannesburg-based entrepreneur "I am not a tattoo artist but I have a very vivid imagination. I did a live sketch, and just simply WhatsApp that sketch to our artist, who draws for us, and she came up with this design, and that design there, incorporated the tops, there was enough information to make the designer make the tops you see in front of you. It's a very simple concept of design. We had to base on practicalities and convenience. So, practicality is when the mask is up, people can turn the